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March 25, 2012

Happy Birthday: Aretha Franklin (1942- )

Aretha Franklin was born on this date in 1942. She is one of the most accomplished and influential vocalists of the last two centuries. Franklin was born in Memphis and grew up in Detroit, where her father, the Rev. C. L. Franklin, was the pastor at the New Bethel Baptist Church. [SOURCE]